Minister, the government has committed to limiting salmon production to 40,000 tonnes in Storm Bay and that's come from negotiations between the Secretary of NRE and the CEOs of...
The overuse of antibiotics in Chile has led to Chilean salmon agriculture having one of the highest rates of antibiotic consumption per tonne of harvested fish in the world.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed in Budget Estimates that the use of florfenicol is the direct cause of shutdowns applied to the southern rock lobster industry.
When Long Bay was first announced as a place for salmon farming people were absolutely shocked. It has a very poorly flushed area and it has been seriously degraded over the years.
The news that multinational salmon corporations have been green-lighted to use florfenicol in public waters has outraged coastal communities and recreational fishers.
In the last six months, a baby dolphin was found dead with its head trapped in a Huon salmon net. This is the harrowing reality of the salmon farming industry. Their nets entangle,
The Premier said he was putting the industry on notice and people assumed that meant the government would finally do their job of protecting the marine environment.
News the Liberal Government has fast-tracked the antibiotic florfenicol for salmon companies to use has gone off like a bomb in southern communities.
It’s deeply concerning the new antibiotic Florfenicol has been approved for salmon farming companies to use in Tasmanian waterways.
The start of the Liberals’ stadium austerity era is bad news for Tasmania’s environment and climate.
